Time and viewing image sequences – Apple Shake 4 User Manual
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Appendix A
The Shake Command-Line Manual
To display images:
m
Type the name of the images, for example:
shake truck.iff bg.iff sign_mask.iff
Note: For instructions on how to use the Flipbook Viewer, see “
To convert or save a file:
m
Append the -fileout, or -fo:
shake truck.iff -fo test.rla
The above command saves an image called test.rla in the .rla format. For a list of
supported formats and their extensions, see “
To compare two images:
m
Load the first image and then the second after the -compare flag:
shake bg.iff -compare sign_mask.iff
On most operating systems, use Option-click or Alt-click to drag between the two
images. Press H, V, and F for horizontal, vertical, and fading wipes. For Linux systems,
you must Shift-Control-drag.
Time and Viewing Image Sequences
Shake assumes time is set to frame 1 unless you specify a time range. This is done with
the -t option, and a frame numbering symbol, such as:
shake alien/alien.#.iff -t 1-50
The frame numbering is substituted with a symbol (# in the above example) which
indicates that the file is padded to four places. The following table lists other symbols
that can be used in frame numbering.
Shake Format
Reads/Writes
image.#.iff
image.0001.iff, image.0002.iff, etc.
image.%04d.iff
image.0001.iff, image.0002.iff, etc.
image.1.iff, image.2.iff, etc.
image.%d.iff
image.1.iff, image.2.iff, etc.
image.@@@.iff, image.###.iff
image.001.iff, image.002.iff, etc.
image.%03d.iff
image.001.iff, image.002.iff, etc.
image.10-50#.iff
image.0010.iff at frame 1, 11 at frame 2, etc.